Orthodox church vesture, parish life, motherhood, and faith.
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Kh. Krista explores the various reasons that beauty is important in the Church.By Kh. Krista West
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In this podcast, Kh. Krista explains step-by-step how vestments are made, from the very first phone call to the finished garments.By Kh. Krista West
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Krista explores the topic of missions and evangelism through the lens of the ancient beauty of the Church and her living room.By Kh. Krista West
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Ever wonder why stuff looks different in the Orthodox Church? Krista helps us imagine being Roman in the late antique period and learning how textile usage then influences aesthetics in the Church today.By Kh. Krista West
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Krista muses on faith with works and creating our praxis, or the practice of our faith.By Kh. Krista West
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Want to bring more beauty to your church, but don't know where to begin? Listen is as Krista shares some easy tips and ideas for making and keeping your church beautiful.By Kh. Krista West
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Krista West recently wrote an article about Beauty in the Church for a priest whose church was starting a building program and they wanted to raise awareness about beauty in the Church.By Kh. Krista West
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Have you ever felt incomplete or unfinished? Krista shares what moving to an old home has taught her about bringing life to completion in Christ.By Kh. Krista West
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Today, Kh. Krista lets us in on her planning and final completion of her new workshop where ecclesiastical vestments are made.By Kh. Krista West
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Kh. Krista discusses the use of color in vestments.By Kh. Krista West
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Kh. Krista walks us through her journey and experiences that brought her to the world of ecclesiastical tailoring.By Kh. Krista West
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Kh. Krista continues her informative tour paying particular close attention to what the deacon and priest are wearing. Don't miss her perspective on the importance of the beauty of the fabric close to the end!By Kh. Krista West
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Today we walk through the temple and learn about the fabrics, vestments and colors that we encounter. This is part 1 of our tour.By Kh. Krista West
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In this episode Kh. Krista gives us some history on the use of the cassock and shares her opinion on how it should be used today.By Kh. Krista West
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Kh. Krista gives a helpful perspective on current cassock usage in the US and the modern history of clerical dress in America since the 1950s.By Kh. Krista West
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Kh. Krista takes us into her workshop where she is working on some unique and unusual cutting projects.By Kh. Krista West
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Today Kh. Krista reads a fascinating and instructive article from the Institute for Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies about Byzantine iconography compared to western art.By Kh. Krista West
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"Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might." (Ecclesiastes 9:10)Today Kh. Krista celebrates the laborer who works with his or her hands in a day of automation and machinery.By Kh. Krista West
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So what do we do when life hands us something we weren't expecting?By Kh. Krista West
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Kh Krista talks about the gifts and struggles of parenting if you haven't grown up with good role models.By Kh. Krista West
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Kh. Krista catches us up on her various current projects and interests.By Kh. Krista West
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In this podcast, Kh. Krista reads Dorothy Sayers's essay "Why Work?" which was written over 70 years ago and yet is highly relevant today.By Kh. Krista West
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Kh. Krista shares specific skills and techniques for making your work more watchful.By Kh. Krista West
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Kh. Krista encourages us to learn to work efficiently and deeply and make every moment count.By Kh. Krista West
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Part three focuses on the adolescent years and the launch into early adulthood.By Kh. Krista West
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